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W: Sir, you've been using the online catalogue (目录) for quite a (1) w______. Is there anything I can do
to help you?
M: Well, I've got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I'm really struggling. There are
hundreds of books, and I just don't know (2) w______ to begin.
W: Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don't you narrow it down to something like…uh… the history of the
studios during that time?
M: You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I (3) t______ in
"movie studios."
W: You could cut that down even further by listing the specific (4) y______ you want. Try adding "1930s"
or "1940s" or maybe "Golden Age."
M: "Golden Age" is a good idea. Let me type that in. Hey, look, just 6 books this time. That's a lot better.
W: Oh… another thing you might consider. Have you tried looking for any (5) m______ or newspaper
articles?
M: No, I've only been (6) s______ for books.
W: Well, you can look up magazine articles in the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature. And we do have
the Los Angeles Times available over there. You might go (7) t______ their indexes (索引) to see if
there's (8) a______ you want.
M: Okay, I think I'll get (9) s_______ with these books and then I'll go over the magazines.
W: If you need any (10) h_______, I'll be over at the Reference Desk.
M: Great, thanks a lot.
